5th - 8th Grade World History/Studies
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The Reformation Interview Review Activity
$3.25Students complete an interview activity to review Martin Luther and John Calvin's beliefs, teachings, and roles in the Reformation. They first answer 10 history based questions, then they "interview" each man after gaining their first followers (5...$3.25 -
World War 2 PowerPoint
$7.00Students will learn about the people, events, and politics of WW2 (WWII) with this presentation covering the rise of Hitler through the immediate post war years. People and events are addressed chronologically in the following sections: pre-invasion of...$7.00 -
The Age of Absolutism Gallery Walk or PowerPoint with Activities
$5.00Students will learn about, or review, Europe's Absolute Monarchs by with these 27 slides, answering 20 questions, matching 7 quotes to a monarch, making a 10 item timeline, and completing a creative dialogue activity. The answers are included and this...$5.00 -
The Renaissance PowerPoint and Note Guide
$5.00Students will get an overview of the ideas, people, and trends of the Renaissance with this 54 slide power point and 45 question note guide. This can also be printed and used as a gallery walk. The topics covered include but are not limited to the...$5.00 -
Armenian Genocide PowerPoint or Gallery Walk
$5.00Students learn about the Armenian Genocide with these 23 slides and a 20 question note guide. This includes a brief history of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, an overview of the genocide itself, and the early efforts of Ralph Lemkin to get the world...$5.00 -
Pompeii PowerPoint and Note Guide
$5.00Students will learn about what happened at Pompeii when Mt. Vesuvius erupted with this 35 slide presentation and note guide. Two slides highlight a few differences between Herculaneum and Pompeii. There are 8 discussion questions throughout the slides...$5.00 -
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The Korean War Bundle
Now: $19.00Was: $27.00Students will learn about the people and events of the Korean War with these 8 resources: an overview PowerPoint (26 slides with review and discussion questions), a timeline project, a map activity, a battles research graphic organizer, a DBQ, trading...Now: $19.00Was: $27.00 -
Rosie the Riveter Webquest
$3.50Students will learn more about Rosie the Riveter (both as a wartime motivator and the real life inspiration behind the image) during WW2 (World War 2, WWII), and other versions of the iconic propaganda poster by completing this 27 questions and 2...$3.50 -
Operation Paperclip Webquest
$3.00Students will visit 4 websites to learn about Operation Paperclip which started at the end of WW2 and continued into the Cold War. There are 20 questions to answer of varying degrees of difficulty and are academic and opinion based. The answers are...$3.00 -
Pearl Harbor Webquest
$3.75Students will visit two websites, answer 19 questions, and complete a commemorative task to learn about the events leading to Pearl Harbor. They will then watch 3 videos about the attack itself (two from survivors and one from historic news reels) and...$3.75 -
Rwandan Genocide Webquest
$3.00Students will visit a selection of 16 websites to learn about the Rwandan Genocide. As they read, they will fill out a graphic organizer and answer 10 questions (mostly opinion based). The answers are included where appropriate. There are extra websites...$3.00 -
Women Code Breakers of World War 2 Webquest
$3.00Students will learn about the women who served during WW2 (WWII) as code breakers by watching a 6 minute video, visiting 4 websites, and answering 14 questions (academic, opinion, and creative). The answers are included and this would work for both US...$3.00